Mussels In Brussels
Siphon Brewing in Michelbeke, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Stout - Imperial Special Out of Production|
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7.21
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From the Flemish coast to the streets of Brussels, an ode to two of Belgium's most famous culinary delights: mussels and beer.
Brewed especially for the BxlBeerFest 2019, Mussels in Brussels is an Imperial Mussels Stout of 9% ABV featuring a complex malt bill (pale ale, special b, carapils, caramunich, melanoiden, chocolate wheat, barley flakes, oat flakes) and the addition of 8kg of fresh mussels—both meat and shells—for minerality and fullbodiedness.
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8/10
Tried
on 18 Sep 2024
at 19:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Pours black. Mocha cream , stable, rather small head. Scent is harsh, soy, roast. Espresso. Taste is bit bitter, soy, (green) coffee. Bit bitter. Doesnt really taste like mussels obviously, tad salty perhaps, but im not that sensitive to salt tbh. Mostly annoyed by the espresso/soy character, which you can encounter in other stouts as well. Nothing off, just not my kind of stout.
Tried
on 21 Jul 2024
at 18:37
7/10
A deep dark stout with a very thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, light musty character, light mineral notes, alcohol warmth, pleasant. In mouth, a nice bitter chocolate with coffee grind, licorice, alcohol warmth, pleasant.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2023
at 02:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep black, opaque color and a nice tan head. Sweet liquorice nose,mineralic, umami. Nice liquorice, dark coffee, salty, sweetish. Nice bitter finish. Cool.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2022
at 08:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried
on 20 Jul 2020
at 21:34
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at THT. Black with medium tan head. Sweet deep roasted chocolate malts. Deep roasted chocolate malts, black ink, deep roast, charcoal, mussel shells, silky, powdery blueberries. Don’t taste any seafood, thankfully. Sweet and dry bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2020
at 21:13
7/10
Tried
on 01 May 2020
at 21:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 750ml. @ [ Pre-Borefts 2019 Tasting ] - Kermis House - Zaandam, Netherlands.
[ As Siphon Mussels In Brussels ].
ABV: 9.0%. Clear dark black brown - red colour with a average to large, frothy, good, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, sweet malt, dark malt, dark chocolate - roasted. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, dark malt, chocolate, sweet malt, roasted, minerals - yeast, light salty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20190926]
7-4-8-3-15
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2020
at 19:38
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Draught at Moeder Lambic Original, Brussels, 18 Oct 2019) Black colour with creamy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of coffee, dark chocolate and liquorice. Malty, roasted taste with coffee, dark chocolate, cacao, liquorice and a generous coffee bitterness. Almost full body, with a slight sweetness. Tasty and well made imperial stout. Very nice.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2020
at 21:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at L6, thanks to the man of the moment, 'Farewell New Ken' tasting 18/09/19. Black with a well presented tan cap. Nose is mellow roast, chocolate, dusty fruit rinds, toffee. Taste comprises fruit cake, raisins, cocoa sprinkle, toffee, tangy fruits, light spice. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2020
at 16:02